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Insider Extortion Plot Lands Engineer in Prison
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Daniel Rhyne, a 59-year-old engineer, received a 32-month prison sentence for orchestrating a ransom attack against his own industrial firm. In November 2023, he deleted 13 administrator accounts and altered passwords for 301 users, demanding 20 bitcoin worth approximately $750,000.
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